Riov S'Tev ir'Tralak

(Rihannsu Male )

Age 150 Terran Standard Years

Birth Place: Tralak IV, Colony World Near the Neutral Zone

Physical Description - 210 pounds, 6'4",

Brown eyes, graying-black hair.

Background Info:

Born on a far-flung colony world, but fiercly loyal to the Star Empire, S'Tev ir'Tralak is a battle-wisened man who has served the Romulan military for over forty years.  He has commanded three vessels, one of them a Warbird, and fought bravely in the Dominion War.  S'Tev was married once, but his wife was killed an explosion that also took the life of a Romulan senator near a garden on Romulus.  He has been offered retirement twice, and turned it down both times.    During the defection of Admiral Alidar Jarok, S'Tev was the Chief of Security at the Romulan Star Fortress where the Admiral made his escape.  The Star Fortress's commander had assigned the base's security forces, against S'Tev's opinion, to the lower levels of the base.  Jarok easily escaped them by going to the upper levels of the base, and S'Tev took the blame for his superior officer's mistake.  He was demoted to the rank of Centurion, and was assigned to a front line Scout Ship where he was expected to be killed.  Instead, he served brilliantly as the Scout Ship's Tactical Officer, and was awarded a medal for bravery under fire.  He has since served on three different Warbirds, slowly making his was back up to the rank of erei'Riov.   On the reassignment of Riov R'Imus i-Shaaka hfirh tr'L'Rion, S'Tev has once again been given the oppurtunity to do what he does best. Command. He is extremely trustworthy and loyal to his command, ship, and crew, and will thoughtlessly place himself in the line of fire to protect what is dear to him.    S'Tev is an avid reader of Terran and Cardassian literature, and is an expert on the tactics and thought processes of other species.